[Geany-devel] g_thread_init()?

[Enrico Tröger]

On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:38:46 +1100, Lex wrote:

>On 27 March 2011 15:59, Matthew Brush <mbrush at codebrainz.ca> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Should Geany be calling g_thread_init() for the plugins?  There is
>> now 4 plugins at least affected[1][2][3][4].
>
>Its safe to call g_thread_init multiple times, but ...
>
>Well, g_thread_init should not be called in plugin_init since that can
>be called from a signal callback and thats a no-no according to the
>docs.
>
>There are also a list of other issues about when it can be called,
>right at the beginning of the program is a really good place.
>
>And the link options need to be different for programs using
>g_thread_init, and having the plugins linked differently to the main
>app might have other issues.
>
>So in general, if any plugin uses glib from threads then yes Geany
>should use g_thread_init once for all the program, and Geany and
>plugins should link with "pkg-config --libs gthread-2.0"
>
>And since you have identified four that do use threads ...

...we should do it in Geany. I fully agree.
Will add the changes later today.


Regards,
Enrico

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